MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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